In trend terms, the number of commitments for owner occupied housing finance fell 0.1%.

In trend terms, the number of commitments for the purchase of new dwellings fell 1.4% and the number of commitments for the purchase of established dwellings fell 0.3% while the number of commitments for the construction of dwellings rose 1.7%.

In original terms, the number of first home buyer commitments as a percentage of total owner occupied housing finance commitments rose to 12.6% in March 2014 from 12.5% in February 2014.

NOTES

FORTHCOMING ISSUES

ISSUE

Release Date

April 2014

10 June 2014

May 2014

11 July 2014

June 2014

8 August 2014

July 2014

9 September 2014

August 2014

10 October 2014

September 2014

10 November 2014

REVISIONS

In this issue revisions have been made to the original series as a result of improved reporting of survey and administrative data. These revisions have impacted on:

Owner occupied housing values for the periods February 2011 to February 2014

Housing loan outstandings to households for the periods of January and February 2014

Seasonally adjusted and trend series have been revised as a result of revisions to the original series, the incorporation of estimates for the latest month and the revision of seasonal factors due to the concurrent seasonal adjustment methodology.

INQUIRIES

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